# Phrasal Verbs: Rules and Examples | SwaVid

Phrasal verbs: A phrasal verb is a verb plus a small word like up, off, out or after. Rules, examples and a free quick check for Class 6 to 12.

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# Phrasal verbs: rules and examples

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Short answer. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a small word like up, off, out or after. Together they often have a new meaning: give up means stop trying.

1 . Pick what gave up means here. Raju gave up sweets for a month.

2 . Pick the kind of verb "caring for" is. Kiran is caring for her sick puppy.

A phrasal verb is a verb plus a small word like up, off, out or after. Together they often have a new meaning: give up means stop trying.

Learn a phrasal verb and its meaning as one unit.

Plain meanings too. Some phrasal verbs keep the plain meaning of the verb. The small word only adds a direction: sit down, stand up, come back.

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- New meanings . The meaning of the pair is often not the meaning of the verb alone.
- Plain meanings too . Some phrasal verbs keep the plain meaning of the verb. The small word only adds a direction: sit down, stand up, come back.
- One verb, many meanings . The same verb with a different small word has a different meaning.
- Two kinds of verb . A phrasal verb is a verb plus an adverb, like turn off. A prepositional verb is a verb plus a preposition that stays before its object, like wait for.
- The middle test . Put the object in the middle. If it still sounds right, it is a phrasal verb. If it sounds wrong, it is a prepositional verb.
- Learn a phrasal verb and its meaning as one unit.
- Phrasal verb: the small word can move. Prepositional verb: it stays before its object.

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